# Beautiful Dublin
*January 2013*

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I recently returned from a trip to one of my favorite European cities — Dublin. ![view](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7370/10359139473_9ec8654474_b.jpg)

Dublin is a casual but picturesque city, filled with a cultured people of candor.

![door](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7437/10358955275_fe283af2a2_b.jpg)

![pidgeon](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8330/8097711090_043a6c00f1_b.jpg)

![garden](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8269/10258291786_2b847dd308_b.jpg)

The infrastructure of the city is a bit chaotic. Unlike most major European cities, Dublin wasn't bombed and rebuilt after WWII.

![web window](http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8278/10258208004_1f5690ac0d_b.jpg)

![ivy](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3714/10258409913_4c519a8f9a_b.jpg)

![doors](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5527/10258295806_9cf9999a85_b.jpg)

The narrow, uneven roads are more authentic than the organized and systematic city grids of most modern metropolises. Apparently there used to be a fairly significant gang problem in the area I was staying in. But now, it's a creative hub, filled with artists, musicians, programmers, and the like.

The sun sets so late, but it rises so late as well. The weather has been fairly warm lately (40s-50s F) and the rain, believe it or not, has been *very* minimal, which is unusual for this time of year.

Dublin isn't a tourist town. You can find them there, but it's definitely not designed for them. It's a city that gets business done, rather creatively, I might add.